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£1b bid for soft drinkshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/europe-asia/8862388/1b-bid-for-soft-drinks
Private equity firms Blackstone and Lion Capital have teamed up to make a formal bid worth more than a £1 billion ($1.9b) for Lucozade and Ribena, the two soft drink brands put up for sale by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline.stuff.co.nz/8862388Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:37:00 +1200The Fed, China churn choppy watershttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/united-states/8862340/The-Fed-China-churn-choppy-waters
<strong>- Debate intensifies over timing of Fed tapering</strong>Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondentstuff.co.nz/8862340Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +1200China injects cash to ease credit crunchhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/europe-asia/8826663/China-injects-cash-to-ease-credit-crunch
China's benchmark money-market rates tumbled from record highs after the central bank injected funds to alleviate the worst cash crunch in at least a decade.stuff.co.nz/8826663Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:16:53 +1200IMF warns threat to world economy http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/global-crisis/6309415/IMF-warns-threat-to-world-economy
Europe's debt crisis could tip the world economy into recession and a bigger firewall is urgently needed to keep the damage from spreading, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.stuff.co.nz/6309415Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:14:00 +1300Greek debt deal reaches limit - negotiatorhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/europe-asia/6299038/Greek-debt-deal-reaches-limit-negotiator
The chief negotiator for Greece's private creditors says they have come to the limits of what losses they could concede for a Greek debt swap plan to be ''voluntary'', adding the ball was now in the court of the EU and the IMF.stuff.co.nz/6299038Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +1300Downgrade set to dent tourismhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/europe-asia/6266325/Downgrade-set-to-dent-tourism
The downgrade of several European economies' credit ratings, including France and Austria, is unwelcome news for New Zealand's exporters and tourism operators.Tamlyn Stewart and Michael Berrystuff.co.nz/6266325Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:08:17 +1300Prices may not follow euro fallhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/6266303/Prices-may-not-follow-euro-fall
Don't rush out to buy fancy European goods just yet. The strength of the New Zealand dollar against the weak euro is making life easier for importers, but that's not necessarily being directly translated into massive price reductions for European products.Jenny Keownstuff.co.nz/6266303Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:08:00 +1300Mass downgrade of eurozone countrieshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/europe-asia/6257157/Mass-downgrade-of-eurozone-countries
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's dealt a setback on Friday (Saturday NZT) to Europe's ability to fight off a worsening debt crisis by downgrading the government debt of France, Italy, Spain and Austria. But it kept Germany's at the coveted AAA level.stuff.co.nz/6257157Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:08:00 +1300Desert railway is Emirates' next mega-projecthttp://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/4538647/Desert-railway-is-Emirates-next-mega-project
United Arab Emirates boasts the world's tallest building, a man-made island in the shape of a palm and is about to take its next ambitious step - linking cities by rail over the desert.stuff.co.nz/4538647Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:04:00 +1300EU leaders agree on sovereign debt fundhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/4469287/EU-leaders-agree-on-sovereign-debt-fund
European Union leaders have agreed to make minor changes to the EU's governing treaty to set up a permanent mechanism from mid-2013 to resolve sovereign debt problems, diplomats said.stuff.co.nz/4469287Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:18:02 +1300China must grow - or it risks riotshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/rest-of-world/2345378/China-must-grow-or-it-risks-riots
If China has problems caused by the slowing of its economic growth, they are not obvious on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai. By IAN LLEWELLYNstuff.co.nz/2345378Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:14:50 +1200